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A '''panic button''' is a single-shot emergency beacon employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces. It has two settings: The 'Red' setting sent out a distress signal, informing allies that the team's mission has failed | A '''panic button''' is a single-shot emergency beacon employed by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Defense Force|armed forces]]. It has two settings: The 'Red' setting sent out a distress signal, informing allies that the team's mission has failed and they need immediate assistance. The 'Green' signal merely activates a homing beacon to inform UNSC forces of the location of a hidden objective.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 80''</ref> | ||
In [[2525]], [[SPARTAN-II | In [[2525]], a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] team used a panic button to mark a homing beacon on [[Eridanus Secundus]]. Despite this, the [[Unified Earth Government]] was soon embroiled in the [[Human-Covenant War]], and so the asteroid base survived until [[2552]]. This particular beacon had exceptional longevity, as its signal could still be picked up by the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} twenty-seven years later.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> | ||
In | In 2552, [[Kamal Zaman]] hacked his [[chatter]] to use as a panic button should things go wrong while meeting with gangster [[Aiden Maki]].<ref>'''[[I love bees]]'''</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Communications technology]] | [[Category:Communications technology]] |